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E. R. TOMLINSAON.

HOSE NZZLB.

No. 319,148. PatentedJune 2, 1885.

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EDVIN It. TOMLINSON, OE BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB TO THE EATONCOLE St BURNHAM COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

HOSE-NOAZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,148, dated June 2,1885.

Application led October 14, 1884.

.To laZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, EDWIN E. ToMLrNsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and Stateoi'Connecticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHose-Nozzles; and I do hereby declare the following to 'be a full,clear, and exactdcscription of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the 1o art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements inhose-nozzles; and it has for its object to provide a nozzle by means ofi5 which the water from the hose may be regulated and controlled so thatit will issue either in the form of coarse spray, ne spray, or in asolid stream, and, furthermore, to provide a nozzle which may be readilyturned to adjust the flow irrespective of the pressure of the waterinthehosc; and with these ends in view my invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of elements hereinafter fullyand in detail explained, and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertainsmay more fully understand its construction and operation, I will proceedto describe the same in detail, referring by letter to the accompany'-ing drawing forming a part of this specification, and which shows acentral vertical section of my improved nozzle.

A is a sleeve of metal, provided at B with an opening for the exit ofthe water, and ilaring outward from that point. The lower end of thissleeve passes through a threaded collar, C, and a metal band, D, securedto the eX- treniity 'of the sleeve by pin E, holds it within the collar,but permits said sleeve to be readily rotated. Fis also a sleeve,threaded externally at its upper portion to hold the collar C, andinternally at its lower portion for at tachment to the hose.

At the interior central portion of sleeve F is out a thread having asteep pitch, and with this thread engages the threaded lower end of thespindle G. This spindle is hollow from its lower end to the openings H,from which 5o point to its upper extremity it is solid.

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At I are slots out through the hollow body of the spindle, and the pinE, passing through them, holds the sleeve and spindle together so far asany rotary motion is concerned. The spindle is, however, capable of alongitudinal 5 5 movement within sleeve A, as far as the pin E, slidingin slots I, will permit.

The conical head .I of the spindle is of such size as to pass readilythrough the opening B, and the shoulders K are arranged to seat 6e atthe opening and so entirely close the same.

The operation of my invention is as follows: As will be readilyunderstood, the turning of sleeve A, and the consequent rotation of thespindle within, will cause the head of the lat- 6 5 ter to be eitherdrawn back from or protruded through the opening B. Vfhen drawn backthrough the opening and within the sleeve as far as the movement of thepin E in the slot I will admit, the conical head is far enough 7o fromthe opening to allow the water, which comes up through the hollowspindle and the openings H, to issue in a solid stream. Moving thespindle toward the opening causes the cone-shaped head to break up thecolumn of waterinto spray, liner as the shoulders approach their seat,until the flow of water is shut off entirely.

I am well aware that nozzles using an interior spindle movinglongitudinally within the 8o body of the device as a means of increasingor decreasing the flow of water have heretofore been used, as see thepatent to Clemens, No. 174,781, of March 14th, 1876, and I do not wishto be understood as laying claim, broadly, tothe construction embodiedtherein. The gist of my invention rests in the device employed forgiving to the spindle the desired longitudinal mot-ion within thesleeve, readily, easily, and irrespective of the press- 9o ure at whichthe water is forced through the hose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the rotatable sleeve A, of the spindle havingthe solid head and hollow body portion provided with openings II, andfitting said sleeve, and a pin xed to the sleeve passing through slotsin roo the hollow portion of the spindle and upon 3. In eornbinationwiththe threaded spin- Whieh the spindle slides, substantially as dedle, theinteriorlythreaded sleeve F, collar C, scribed. band D, pin E, andsleeve A, all arranged as 2. In combination with the sleeve A, thedeseribed, and for the purpose specified. 15 5 metal band D, secured tosaid sleeve by pin E, In testimony `whereof. I affix my signaturepassing through the slots in the spindle, the in presence of tWoWitnesses. spindle within the sleeve, the collar binding` T T sleeve Ato sleeve F, and the sleeve F, thread- EDVIN R' TOMLIL SOD ed internallyand engaging with the threaded Witnesses: ro end of the spindle, al1arranged as described, B, F. LYON,

and for the purpose set forth. S. F. CULVER.

